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rigolet

Syllables: Rig·o·let/ˈɹɪɡ.ə.lət/

rigolet noun: a small stream.

Noun

rigolet (plural rigolets)

  1. (Southern US) A small stream.
    Synonyms:
    creek

Proper noun capitalized: Rigolet

Rigolet

  1. A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Synonyms of rigolet

Forms of rigolet

pluralrigolets

Origin of rigolet

From (American) French rigole (“rivulet”), from Old French regol.

Derived from French rigolet (“channel”). The settlement was founded by French-Canadian trader Louis Fornel at the mouth of the channel leading to Lake Melville.

Questions about rigolet

What does rigolet mean?
Rigolet means a small stream.
What part of speech is rigolet?
Rigolet can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce rigolet?
Rigolet is pronounced /ˈɹɪɡ.ə.lət/.
What is the plural of rigolet?
The plural of rigolet is rigolets.

Words near rigolet in the dictionary

  1. Rigney
  2. Rigneys
  3. rigol
  4. rigole
  5. rigoles
  6. rigolet
  7. rigolets
  8. rigolette
  9. rigolettes
  10. rigoll
  11. rigolls

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rigolet (page history and authors); Rigolet (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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